User:Amsearss/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
(Provide a link to the article here.)Christopher Columbus

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
(Briefly explain why you chose it, why it matters, and what your preliminary impression of it was.)

I chose this article because I feel as though it was relevant to what we went over the past two weeks in class in terms of our readings. I also think it is important because it allows us to have a deeper look at Columbus and his life/situation to show us how he got to the Caribbean and why that was of interest. I thought it was a well written article, very factual and informative. There was no use of personal opinion or interpretation.

Evaluate the article
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The article on Christopher Columbus is a well versed and reliable article. Covering topics about him and his life allows us to gain a deeper understanding about him and his missions. The article had great citations and sources that were all from reliable sources. The author was also able to stick to facts and not include any personal views or opinions. The relevance to our class was also a great thing about it in the sense that it allowed me to gain a deeper understanding of who he was as a person and how prior history was related to our class.